byelaws, periphery control, development, objective,FAR ratio, and edict of chandigarh: introduction, purpose, definition, objectives, some terminologies, open and interior space requirements, provision for lighting and ventilation, acts, chandigarh planning and landscape ,

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Submitted to
-Ar jaspreet kaur
Sumit Ranjan
4th sem
College of architecture
Bhaddal, roper

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DEVELOPMENT
CONTROL

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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
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▪ Developmental Controls
▪ Entire growth of the city is subjected to developmental
controls
▪ Each area of the city zoned to be used/developed for specific
purpose.
▪ Entire built environment under strict control comprising of
following
▪ defining edges of buildings
▪ setbacks
▪ maximum height
▪ use of materials and
▪ size of doors and windows on façade
▪ Different set of controls applicable to different area
depending upon importance.
▪ All commercial areas under the city are under architectural
control.
▪ All plots following on V4 are subjected to prescribed design
with freedom to change interiors.

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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
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▪ Large plots along V2 follow prescribed system of
development and construction with no change
permitted on the façade.
▪ All residential plots subjected to zoning controls.
▪ Plots up to 250 sq. yards, planned as terraced
housing, subjected to frame controls.
▪ Plots above 250 sq. yards, subjected to zoning
controls defining the building edges, height, FAR,
ground coverage, projections, boundary wall and gate
etc.
▪ All buildings in residential area to have front court
yard and back court yard.
▪ Two sets of controls applicable
▪ Within city
▪ Outside city

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DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS• Within City
• Zoning control
• Full architectural control
• System of construction & architectural treatment.
• Design control.
• Architectural controls
• Frame controls.
• Gates and Boundary walls.
• Advertisement control.
• Tree preservation order.
• Outside city
• Periphery control
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
• Full architectural controls
• Applicable to all commercial buildings and
• Residential houses along shopping street V4
• Controls related to houses include
• Defining building lines
• Height of buildings
• Building materials
• For commercial area
• Complete standard design provided including the detailed design.
• System of construction & architectural treatment.
• Applicable to all the buildings in city centre.
• All commercial buildings along V2 Avenues
• Control in city centre include
• A grid of columns
• Fixed floor height
• Shuttering pattern on concrete
• System of glazing/screen wall behind columns
• Interior left to the discretion of the owner.
• For buildings along V2 in addition to the principles of city centre, the
control includes façade treatment.
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
• Design control
• For special buildings in architectural controlled area, schematic design is prepared on the
basis of which the architect evolves design in consultation with the Chief Architects.
• System applies to cinemas/petrol stations etc.
• Architectural controls
• Applicable to residential buildings along the important areas like Uttar Marg and along the
leisure valley.
• Design is to be prepared by a qualified Architect in consultation with the Chief Architect
to maintain architectural standard in the area.
• Frame controls
• Most important control followed in residential plots up to 250 sq. yards.
• Bulk of houses in smaller category of 250 sq. yards and below.
• Followed where the housing is to be terraced housing.
• Introduced due to lack of control which led to extremely poor/substandard kind of
architecture.
• No prediction of what neighbor would do.
• Achieving good street picture became impossible.
• Control comprises of
• Fixing the extent and height of the party walls.
• top connecting course making the frame.
• Standards size of doors and windows.
• Harmony provided by the frame and variety by the individual treatment of building.
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
• Gates and Boundary walls
• All gates and building walls to conform to standard designs adding unity to the street
picture.
• Advertisement control.
• Control to take care of visual pollution in the city
• To regulate display of advertisements on the building and in the city.
• To specify size, space, location and kind of display to be used in advertisement.
• Tree preservation order
• All existing trees to be treated as preserved.
• No removal of trees allowed without permission.
• Sanction granted for removal in rare cases of extreme hardship
• New trees to be planted in lieu of tree removed.
• No hopping, lopping and chopping of trees allowed without permission.
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
• Periphery control
• City and periphery are two distinct/ closely related/inter-dependent
entities, with have different functions to perform.
• to allow healthy growth of both city and periphery, their functions must not
inter-change.
• City to provide services and the periphery to provide day to day needs of
the agriculture, dairy and poultry.
• any attempt made to interchange the functions, anarchy will prevail.
• Periphery Control Act was enacted in 1952
• 8 km belt around Chandigarh was reserved as periphery -extended to 16 km
in 1962 considering the pressure of development.
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
• Periphery Act aimed at:
• preserving area around Chandigarh against
haphazard, unplanned development.
• Providing area for future expansion of the city
• Eliminating growth of slums adjoining the city
• Ensuring sufficient hinterland for meeting the
day to day needs of the residents.
• Preserving the basic character of the area.
• Harmonizing the growth and development of city
and its periphery.
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 Periphery Control
Act of 1952 was
established to
regulate
development
within a 16 Km
limit beyond the
city.
 As per this act,
“No person shall
erect any building
or lay out any
means of access
to a road, in the
controlled area
except such
building as is
required for
purposes
subservient to
agriculture,
poultry, dairy,
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PERIPHERY CONTROLS

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EDICT OF
CHANDIGARH

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The object of this edict is to enlighten the present and future citizens of
Chandigarh about the basic concepts of planning of the city so that they become
its guardians and save it from whims of individuals.
This edict sets out the following basic ideas underlying the planning
of the city.
Human scale
The city of Chandigarh is planned to human scale.
It puts man in touch with the infinite cosmos and nature.
It provides us with places and buildings for all human activities by which the
citizens can live a full and harmonious life.
Here the radiance of nature and heart are within our reach.

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EDICT OF CHANDIGARH
• Sectors
• This city is composed of sectors.
• Each sector is 800 meters by 1,200 meters,
• enclosed by roads allocated to fast mechanised transport and
• sealed to direct access from the houses.
• Each sector caters to the daily needs of its inhabitants,
• which vary from 5,000 to 25,000 and
• has a green strip oriented longitudinally stretching centrally along the sector in the
direction of the mountains.
• The green strip should stay uninterrupted and
• accommodate schools, sports fields, walks and
• recreational facilities for the sector.
Vehicular traffic is completely forbidden in the green strips,
• where tranquility shall reign and
• the curse of noise shall not penetrate.
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Sectors map of chandigarh

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EDICT OF CHANDIGARH
• ROADS:
• The roads of the city are classified
• into seven categories,
• known as the system of 7 Vs, as below:
• V-1 -- Fast roads connecting Chandigarh to other towns;
• V-2 -- arterial roads;
• V-3 -- Fast vehicular roads;
• V-4 -- Meandering shopping streets;
• V-5 -- Sector circulation roads;
• V-6 Access roads to houses;
• V-7 -- footpaths and cycle tracks
• Buses will ply only on V-1, V-2, V-3 and V-4 roads.
• A wall shall seal the V-3 roads from the sectors.
• Areas of Special Architectural Interest
• Certain areas of Chandigarh are of special architectural
interest.
• Where harmonized and unified construction of buildings is aimed
at,
• absolute architectural and zoning control should remain
operative.
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EDICT OF CHANDIGARH
• Along V-2 central, dual carriageways, Madhya Marg and Uttar Marg, where
• skyline,
• heights,
• character and
• architecture of buildings as planned
• shall not be altered.
• Along V-2 beyond dual carriageway areas are
• reserved for cultural institutions only and
• shall never have any residential buildings
• No building shall be constructed north of the Capitol Complex
• CITY CENTRE
The central plaza in Sector 17 was designed
• as "Pedestrian's Paradise".
• No vehicular traffic will be permitted in the plaza.
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EDICT OF CHANDIGARH
• Industrial area
• Only such industry as
• is powered by electricity
• would be permitted in the Industrial Area,
• so that atmosphere is saved from pollution.
• The Lake
• The Lake is a gift
• of the creators of Chandigarh
• to the citizens
• to be at one with the lake and its environments
and
• its tranquility shall be guaranteed by banning
noises.
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EDICT OF CHANDIGARH
• LANDSCAPING
• The landscaping of this city is based on
• careful observation of the vegetation of India.
• Selected ornamental trees, shrubs and climbers have
been planted
• according to colour schemes to beautify it.
• In future planting and replacements, these principles
must be kept in view.
• There should be no haphazard replacements,
• so that the avenues retain their harmony and beauty.
• The Leisure Valley, the Rajendra Park and other parks
• shall be developed as parks only and
• no building other than already planned shall be
permitted.
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EDICT OF CHANDIGARH
• No Personal Statues Shall Be Erected
• The age of personal statues is gone.
• No personal statues shall be erected in the city or
• parks of Chandigarh.
• The city is planned to breathe
• the new sublimated spirit of art.
• Commemoration of persons shall be confined to suitably placed bronze plaques.
• Truthfulness of Building Materials To Be Maintained:
• The truthfulness of
• materials of constructions,
• concrete, bricks and stone,
• shall be maintained in all buildings constructed or
• to be constructed.
• The seed of Chandigarh is well sown.
• It is for the citizens to see that the tree flourishes.
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